Leonids 2026: Peak Night, Best Time and Where to Look
Leonids 2026: peak in the night of 17–18 November 2026, up to 15 meteors an hour, moon 55% lit. Best time and direction for your city and 20 cities worldwide.
- Peak in the night of 17–18 November 2026. When and where to look – calculated for your city.
Leonids 2026 around the world
- Berlin: Best time 05:30 · Radiant height 57° · Direction south-southeast · Meteors/hour ~13
- London: Best time 05:20 · Radiant height 58° · Direction south-southeast · Meteors/hour ~13
- Paris: Best time 06:10 · Radiant height 60° · Direction south-southeast · Meteors/hour ~13
- Madrid: Best time 06:20 · Radiant height 65° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~14
- Rome: Best time 05:20 · Radiant height 65° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~14
- Vienna: Best time 05:10 · Radiant height 61° · Direction south-southeast · Meteors/hour ~13
- Zurich: Best time 05:40 · Radiant height 61° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~13
- Amsterdam: Best time 06:00 · Radiant height 57° · Direction south-southeast · Meteors/hour ~13
- Warsaw: Best time 05:00 · Radiant height 58° · Direction south-southeast · Meteors/hour ~13
- Stockholm: Best time 05:20 · Radiant height 52° · Direction south-southeast · Meteors/hour ~12
- Lisbon: Best time 05:40 · Radiant height 66° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~14
- New York: Best time 05:10 · Radiant height 66° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~14
- Los Angeles: Best time 05:00 · Radiant height 70° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~14
- Toronto: Best time 05:30 · Radiant height 64° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~13
- Mexico City: Best time 05:20 · Radiant height 67° · Direction east · Meteors/hour ~14
- São Paulo: Best time 03:40 · Radiant height 29° · Direction northeast · Meteors/hour ~7
- Sydney: Best time 04:00 · Radiant height 17° · Direction northeast · Meteors/hour ~4
- Tokyo: Best time 04:50 · Radiant height 69° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~14
- Beijing: Best time 05:20 · Radiant height 66° · Direction southeast · Meteors/hour ~14
- Delhi: Best time 05:20 · Radiant height 70° · Direction east-southeast · Meteors/hour ~14
About the Leonids
- Famous for producing spectacular meteor storms roughly every 33 years when Earth passes through dense debris. The 1966 storm produced thousands of meteors per minute. Normally modest but always worth watching.
Questions about the Leonids 2026
- When is the Leonids peak in 2026? In the night of 17–18 November 2026. In Berlin the best time is around 05:30, when the radiant is high in a dark sky.
- How many meteors can you see? Under an ideal dark sky up to 15 an hour; in a city far fewer. In 2026 the moon is 55% lit that night.
- Where do you have to look? Anywhere: the meteors come from the radiant in Leo but light up all over the sky. Lie down, look about halfway up and give your eyes 20 minutes to get used to the dark.